Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
John MuirRead
Here ends my forever memorable first High Sierra excursion. I have crossed the Range of Light, surely the brightest and best of all the Lord has built. And, rejoicing in its glory, I gladly, gratefully, hopefully pray I may see it again.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a deep appreciation for the beauty of nature and a longing to experience it again.
In this quote, John Muir reflects on his profound experience in the High Sierra, describing it as a moment of joy and reverence for the stunning landscapes he encountered. He conveys a sense of gratitude and hope, emphasizing the spiritual connection one can feel with nature and the desire to revisit such awe-inspiring places that resonate with the essence of life.
Themes
NatureBeautyAppreciationExperienceGratitude
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of preserving natural landscapes.
More from John Muir
All quotes βWhen we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
John MuirRead
As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can".
John MuirRead
The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe.
John MuirRead
From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fellow mortals.
John MuirRead
...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity.
John MuirRead
Similar quotes
before the gate -- my walking stick's made a river of melting snow
Kobayashi IssaRead
O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
William CowperRead
In the world at large, people are rewarded or punished in ways that are often utterly random. In the garden, cause and effect, labor and reward, are re-coupled. Gardening makes sense in a senseless world. By extension, then, the more gardens in the world, the more justice, the more sense is created.
Andrew WeilRead
What freezings I have felt, what dark days seen,_x000D_ _x000D_ What old December's bareness everywhere!
William ShakespeareRead
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
George CarlinRead
Every animal that walks the earth, or swims, or flies is precious beyond description, something so rare and wonderful that it equals the stars or the ocean or the mind of man.
James A. MichenerRead